Sounds like they are shitting their pants. CAs are such a racket. Its an important service but their servers are not gold plated and encrusted with rubies as such it should be cheaper and better with CLI tools.

Update, June 24 2016
We have confirmed that Comodo submitted Requests for Express Abandonment for all three trademark registration applications in question. We’re happy to see this positive step towards resolution, and will continue to monitor the requests as they make their way through the system.
We’d like to thank our community for their support.